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A few weeks ago I never thought I'd be saying this, but suddenly the Breeders' Cup Juvenile may be shaping up as the most interesting of the World Championship 15-race menu. Always one of my favorites, it's the race that best gets the anticipation train rolling for the following year. Is there a potential superstar for next spring's classics? Who will be the champion two-year-old male of the year? Which horse will greet the winter as the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby? More often than not, it is the BC Juvenile that answers each of those burning questions. Despite the fact that there has only been one horse (Street Sense) that has completed the Juvenile-Derby double, it is without question easily the most important race of the year for the younger set. While last year displayed the great potential of the winner, in Uncle Mo, this year's edition promises a clash of hotshots coming from all over the nation. Representing the East will be Union Rags, from the West it will be Creative Cause, while the Midwest will offer up Hansen.
Hansen may have only run twice so far, but it would be hard to imagine how he could have been more impressive in the pair. Both run at Turfway Park, in Northern Kentucky, the grey son of Tapit won them by a combined margin of 25 ¼ lengths for red-hot trainer, Michael Maker. After running off with a 5 ½ maiden race, Hansen stepped up in both distance and class with a freewheeling, front-running tour de force that saw him hit the finish line more than 13 lengths in front of his Kentucky Cup Juvenile competition at 1 1/16 miles. He will need to take another big step up in competition, and prove he can handle dirt like he does synthetics to win the Breeders' Cup, but there can be no denying that this one is a unique talent.
Trainer Michael Matz certainly has one attractive specimen in the undefeated Union Rags. The son of Dixie Union is three for three, and is looking more impressive with each start. Union Rags broke his maiden going five furlongs at Delaware Park in July, before winning the Grade 2 Saratoga Special in the Saratoga slop by 7 ¼ lengths on August 15. But it was yesterday's performance that has really ratcheted up the potential meter on the Phyllis M. Wyeth homebred. Bottled up on the far turn, Union Rags smoothly weaved through traffic in mid-stretch before exploding to run away with the Grade 1 Champagne by 5 ¼ overpowering lengths. Surely the win will send him to Louisville as the Breeders' Cup favorite.
And last, but certainly not least is the California representative of the terrific trio, Creative Cause. He may be the only one of the three to taste defeat, but make no mistake; this grey son of Giant's Causeway is the real deal. After being in the middle of a Malachi Crunch when running third as the heavy favorite in the Del Mar Futurity, Creative Cause came back with a dominant performance to take the Grade 1 Norfolk Stakes by a widening 3 ¼ lengths over the highly regarded Drill. Save the Futurity fiasco, Creative Cause is perfect in three starts, including two graded stakes, and appears to relish the two-turn, 1 1/16 mile trip that he will see at Churchill Downs.
So what's it going to be? Something has to give … each of the transcontinental trio has the potential to be any kind, making the Breeders' Cup Juvenile a most intriguing race to ponder for the next four weeks. Could one of these three be racing's next superstar? And if so … which one?
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It seems that none of the party heads want to talk to one another – only at one another. Oh well.
Is Israel in deep trouble for rooting against the Seahawks?
Scenario: When you and your spouse got married you were on the same page religiously; now…
There was also something so terribly homogeneous about Bayit Yehudi but no longer.
Our Land is full of the blessings of the L-rd- what once was barren land now is full of plant life
It is offensive that in commemorating the Holocaust mentioning Israel was deemed inappropriate.
Many questions, all with thee same, single answer
Discussing agro-technology and why putting venture capital into farming is a good investment
A U.S. defense subcontractor for Elbit died mysteriously in Saudi Arabia on Jan 15. His body's still held there.
The IDF is working on how to lighten the load that must be carried by ground troops into battle.
Two rare 150-year-old tokens issued by a kosher restaurant from the U.S. civil war period are to be shown this week in Jerusalem.
Likud party members charge opponents with receiving illicit funds and violating Israeli election laws.
A bust depicting former Israeli president Shimon Peres was placed next to sculptures of the former eight presidents in the garden of the President's residence in Jerusalem, on February 01, 2015.
An IDF soldier is lightly wounded and an Egged bus damaged in an Arab rock attack in Jerusalem's Old City.
Nursery and kindergarten teachers in Efrat learn self-defense techniques but hope they won't need them.
The Prime Minister has declared Orbach temporarily absent from the Knesset for medical reasons.
The officers had signaled to the Arab driver to pull over. He then rammed into them.
A Border Policeman was stabbed by a female Arab assailant in eastern Jerusalem near the Shalem police station. He is lightly injured. Other police nearby subdued the woman and arrested her.
8:21 PM IDF Spokesman confirms, Defense Minister green lights calling up 30,000 reservists. 8:19 PM Direct hit on house in Be'er Sheva. No injuries reported. 8:16 PM 5 rockets shots down by Iron Dome system over Be'er Sheva. 8:14 PM Rockets landing near Kiryat Melachi during funeral of Mira Sharf HY"D and Aaron Semadje HY"D. 8:10 PM Explosions over Ashkelon. […]
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Meretz MK Zahava Galon says killing Jabri was not worthwhile and that Israel should negotiate immediately to stop the violence. Chadash MK Dov Hanin asked, "When will they learn that after each assassination there will be revenge." Israeli leftists and Arabs decry defensive IDF operation on Gaza, calling for demonstration tonight in front Likud Tel-Aviv HQ.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is enhancing its capabilities by setting up more than half a dozen critical facilities across its installations, even as it is targeting to nearly double its transponder capacity over the next one-and-a-half years.
However, ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan, who announced setting up of the facilities at a press conference here on Saturday, declined to provide details of the investments.
They include a hypersonic wind tunnel to study re-entry and a plasma wind tunnel to study the behaviour of materials at high speed, which would be set up at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Trivandrum.
A thrust chamber testing facility for high-thrust cryogenic engines will be set up at Mahendragiri, and a new mission control centre to look at multiple mission preparations simultaneously will come up at Sriharikota.
A national database for emergency management and a multi-mission earth observation centre for satellites will be set up at Hyderabad, besides an advanced research and development centre for spacecrafts to come up on 530 acres in the Science City at Chitradurga.
As PSLV and GSLV launches have increased, Dr. Radhakrishnan said: "We are trying to integrate the sub-systems of rockets at Sriharikota since they are currently manufactured in different parts of the country." The project would take about two-three years, he added.
While the ISRO currently has 151 transponders, plans are afoot to add 150 more over the next one-and-a half years. Eighty-six transponders have been leased from foreign satellite operators at present.
"We had 211 transponders in the C, extra C, Ku and S bands. In the last two years, some satellites were decommissioned, while the INSAT 4B's capacity came down partially," Dr. Radhakrishnan said.
Meanwhile, the Space Commission will on May 24 review the outcome of the two committees that were set up to review the GSLV programmes after the GSLV F06 rocket failed in December 2010.
Experts including Professor Yashpal, U.R. Rao and A.P.J. Abdul Kalam have been reviewing the reports submitted by the committees headed by G. Madhavan Nair and K. Kasturirangan.
While the Programme Review and Strategy committee, headed by Dr. Kasturirangan, looked into all aspects of GSLV and INSAT capabilities, Dr. Nair's committee analysed the failure of the GSLV.
Dr. Radhakrishnan said that unless the "man rating" of the GSLV was achieved for high levels of reliability, it was difficult for him to commit a date for India's first manned mission.
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Get ready for information overload all you Stargate fans, because with summer setting in (at least for the upper half of the hemisphere) Firesky will be making big announcements for their upcoming MMO, Stargate Worlds. You can expect to hear new information about planets, racial abilities and even details on the origin of Op-CORE -- the evil human faction featured in the game. News of which expos the development team plans on attending are also soon to be announced but that information will be revealed at the Stargate Worlds official website.
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Try Agway, they will have chicken grit, and maybe Profile, if you cant find Profile or turface, look for a Auto Parts that sell Napa Oil dry - Check on Al's posts to see exacty which oil dry works in place of turface. The small pine chips that I use I get at a local garden center, it is called soil conditioner. |
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Hi peaches! I live on the opposite side of the state. I get my turface all sport (same as MVP) from John Deere Landscapes. There's a location in Pittsburg at 1025 Mt. Nebo Road Call ahead of time and ask if they have "Turface All Sport". Don't get "All Sport Pro"! I believe it has too many fine particles. Good luck! |
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Here in this region, too, people have shifted their support away from the incumbent.
"He never does what he says," says Reina, a mother of 11 and full-time homemaker, who was shy about talking to the press. She says she has supported Chávez for years, but is still undecided as to whether she will give him her vote again in a race that's too close to call, with pollsters and analysts divided on which candidate is the most likely winner.
Environmental and labor woes
Venezuela is experiencing 18 percent inflation and there is a sense that neighbors, such as Brazil, have emerged more successfully from poverty. Such concerns are countering Chávez's emotional connection with the people and his ability to attract support with populist programs such as free homes. In the oil region, environmental issues have also affected the president's standing. One case is Monagas state, where the president received 71 percent support in the 2006 election.
A pipeline burst in the state Feb. 4, spilling thousands of barrels of crude into the Guarapiche river. Local opposition press reported that for the first hours of the disaster, the state oil company failed to halt the flow, in part because some employees were away in the capital for a rally commemorating the 20th anniversary of Chávez leading a failed military coup.
The spill forced managers to halt water withdrawals from the river, leaving about 200,000 residents of the city of Maturin with limited running water for six weeks.


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I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,Married with these words:
from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the Lord,
which made heaven and earth.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved:
he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Behold, he that keepeth Israel
shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is thy keeper:
the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
The sun shall not smite thee by day,
nor the moon by night.
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil:
he shall preserve thy soul.
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in
from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Psalm 121 (KJV)
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
Psalm 91 (KJV)
Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night bright and chipper and ready for the day? Even after going to bed late, like at midnight? Well, I have! Many a time, indeed. Last night was probably due to the diet Pepsi I had in the afternoon. I keep forgetting I cannot drink pop drinks with caffeine in them and expect to sleep at night. Silly me!
I had duly fallen asleep around 10:30, after watching an old movie I'd never seen, Bonjour Tristesse, just as an old movie I've heard of all my life but probably never watched was starting, From Here to Eternity. I got up and went to bed around 11:00, putting the house to sleep as usual. I went to sleep with no problem.
However, at midnight I was awakened by a very loud, incessant BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP right in my ear! I'd forgotten I had inadvertently turned on an alarm I didn't know my new bedside clock had, linked to a button I must have pushed the night before while looking for an OFF switch for the radio I couldn't see in the dark. I finally found the way to turn off the horrible BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP in my ear, by holding down the off switch. Ok! What will they think of next?!
Somehow I went back to sleep soon after that.
But I was rudely jolted out of sleep at 2:30am by my cat jumping in the window right above me and rattling the "nice" vertical blinds. I've had so much turmoil over this coming ISP meeting, (which I called but which is being railroaded by the case manager and her supervisor), that OF COURSE I could not go back to sleep. I rolled over and my mind immediately went to work on the problem again. To no avail, AGAIN.
I tossed over and over for THREE HOURS, trying again and again with my dull intellect and scant information about The System and The Laws to solve the unsolvable. The cat continued her hijinks until I finally got up out of bed and put a stop to her swiping at the shower curtain, by shutting the bathroom door with her outside it.
Still no sleep.
I suddenly remembered that I am a Christian, and that my mother made darned sure my head would be chock full of Bible verses before she would ever let me out the door as a teenager and a young adult. Oh yes. I'm supposed to repeat Scripture when I can't sleep. And pray. Oh that's right.
But how many times have I remembered these verses, and how many times have I prayed these prayers? And none of them helped. Everything stays the same. My daughter hates me, my son is caught inside his own mind, and my husband has exiled me forever from my home and hearth. My son refuses to allow his father to be present for any reason to help me fight his battles. My debts are greater than I can ever pay, short of dissolving the small retirement which is all I have left of 30 years of marriage, and the debts mount daily in spite of my making payments each month due to the usury of the credit card companies and the government banks. And I cannot get a job, no matter how many ways I stand on my head or jump through blazing hoops. Nothing is ever solved by my repeating Bible verses and praying in the middle of the night.
However, it's all I have. So I decide to let the questions stop, decide to just let go, decide to call on the Force, otherwise known as God. I figure if He's really out there He's got to hear me calling Him to duty, right? I mean, that's what God wants, right? So there I lay, tossing and turning still, but now willing to hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches, or at least to me. Right? Of course right!
Into my mind come the words, "The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand." Well, long have I known that one. I wondered why it mattered that I knew that one. These words got mixed up in my head with words from another great Psalm, and in the wee hours they floated in and out of my consciousness for awhile. And then I began thinking on what that phrase means that says, "the Lord is thy shade upon they right hand." I remembered a summer Bible study with Beth Moore videos and study book, a great gathering of sisters at Lake Grove Presbyterian some years back, in which we studied the Psalms of Ascent. This phrase was discussed, and it was explained that in battle a warrior's left side was shielded by his left arm, while his right was only protected by the sword in his right hand. When his right hand was lifted toward an enemy then, his right side was left undefended from other foes. Hence the importance of having a "right hand man", so to speak. And a "shade" is a protection, or it might be a shadow, or a doppelganger, I supposed.
The past weeks and months have been fraught with new worries about my son's future and totally unsolvable situations for which I have been the sole responsible person, and I have made mistakes and I am going to continue making them, feeling totally and utterly alone, even surrounded by loving church family and supported by my family members and friends. No one is able to be present, and even if they were they don't have the knowledge of The System and The Laws to really be helpful. A body just for moral support would simply make me look silly, I want to avoid that indeed. But I cannot stand in my human ignorance and think I can take on this System. I cannot sit at that table alone and protect my son from whatever they are bound and determined to make happen in his life. They have assembled laws and rules that shut a parent out entirely if they so choose, and they seem to be so choosing. They will take over this meeting, I know this. And I have no earthly power to stop them. If you know anything about me, you know this is the greatest evil in my life, not to be able to do anything about the wrongs being done my son, as was the other greatest evil, the wrongs done my daughter.
So I thought of God as my Right Hand Man in the struggle in which I am currently embroiled daily, until I fell asleep a bit after 5:30am. I had finally given up solving the puzzle alone, and let my Right Hand Man take over. In the morning I looked up these two Psalms, which I've copied above. I read them now with great peace which passes all understanding. And that is saying quite a mountain for me.
So since I am powerless, and God loves the powerless, these words I've copied above are for me. "Great peace have they which love Thy law, and nothing shall cause them to stumble," is another great Psalm that was given me one day at Moms In Touch, and it is so true. So very true. When I remember my Heavenly Doppelganger Shadow, protecting my vulnerable right side while I try to find the answers for my children, I no longer feel I am struggling alone, or struggling at all. Because He's the one doing the struggling, and for Him it's no fight at all. He's already won it.
Now that I am aware of my utter powerlessness, I can give up and let Him who knew no wrong take the wheel. Don't you love how I mix my metaphors. I do. I love that they are coming in one after the other now in poetic phrase after poetic phrase, to comfort, to bolster, and to accompany me on my way. I hope I remember them all when I get to the meeting on Tuesday alone. But, as you can see here, I'm not truly alone, am I?
I smile as I type that last paragraph.
Jesus, take the wheel,
Take it from my hands.
Cause I can't do this on my own.
I'm letting go.
So give me one more chance,
Save me from this road I'm on.
Oh Jesus, take the wheel. (Carrie Underwood)
Thank You for saving me from this road I've been on, always thinking I'm the only one who can help me, my son, my daughter, and my husband. And thank You for the message of the wee hours.


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small/compact for day riding!
i bought this bag because its small and it holds everything i need for the mountain. camel pack, walkies/phones, maybe a small lunch bag i pack for myself because sometimes i refuse to sit in the cafeteria and wait for my friends, gloves and goggles. it also has this removable panel which pretty much protects my back from and hard falls. also hold my board without me having to kick it like some of my older bags. its meant for a portable shovel which i have yet to buy. i give this bag 2 thumbs up for people who need more pocket space without a bag getting in the way of lifts.
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Although Merriam-Webster is a dictionary of American English, it contains a range of words rarely heard outside Britain. Here are some of our favourites. Definition:a stupid or foolish person Example:"Everyone's feeling a bit summery this morning, with a few rays breaking out over Britain and some of you lot daring to break the 'anyone who wears sunglasses in April is a prat' rule that we just made up." 3am.co.uk, April 6, 2011 About the word:Prat probably comes from the 16th century slang prat meaning "buttocks." The original pratfall was a fall on the buttocks. Homepage Image: robmcm / flickr | |


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USDA estimates lessened yields for soybeans, corn
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The USDA forecast lower yields and ending stocks for corn and soybeans in its Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports released Monday.
While record total corn production is still expected this year, soybean yields still remain difficult to estimate; wheat numbers remain in line with previous reports and trade expectations.
The trade market was expecting an increase in corn and a decrease in soybean production. Corn surprised many analysts, with projections for average corn yield at 154.6 bushels per acre, down from the previous estimate of 156.6.
"That puts corn ending stocks at 1.837 billion bushels, which is still a burdensome number but down from last month's 1.959 (billion)," said Brian Hoops of Midwest Market Solutions.
The USDA still forecasts a record total corn production this year, at 13.763 billion bushels.
And corn yield estimates still represent recovery from last year, said analyst Jerrod Kitt of the Linn Group.
"We've seen a remarkable bounce-back, especially in the Eastern Belt," he explained. The USDA projects 165-bushel average corn yield per acre in Illinois, 166 in Indiana and 172 in Ohio; all three states could see record corn yields this season, said Kitt.
Iowa corn production is a different story, with a current yield forecast at 163 bushels per acre. "A lot of the west and central part (of Iowa) are really just hanging on," said Kitt, citing concerns for adequate moisture in those regions.
The USDA report also projects corn yields declining in North Dakota, a strong corn producer last year but, so far, lacking desired rainfall this season.
The average soybean yield decline, though surprising to many, is not totally unexpected, said Bill Tierney of Ag Resource Co.
"The (soybean) trade is acting like they're from Missouri. You got to 'Show Me' that yield before I believe that yield," he said. He added, relative to soybeans, "It is very, very difficult to come up with a yield estimate this early."
The WASDE report pegged ending stocks of soybeans at 220 billion bushels, declined from last month's 295 billion. "Both corn and soybean ending stocks were really much snugger than the average trade guess, and really caught the trade off-guard," said Hoops.
Total soybean acreage is 500,000 fewer than USDA June estimates, reflecting a re-survey of actual planted acres in many key states. This decline was half of the 1 million-acre drop expected by some analysts.
Wheat estimates in the USDA reports were in line with trade expectations and the last USDA report. Spring wheat production was estimated at 511 million bushels, slightly fewer than in 2012.
"We also see a slightly smaller winter wheat crop, which is directly contradictory to what we see in corn and soybeans, which are having a robust year and larger crops compared to a year ago," said Hoops.
Wheat demand shows some strength. "Wheat demand was increased to 1.1 billion bushels," he added, commenting on the WASDE numbers. "The demand we see right now on our weekly export sales report shows the strongest August wheat demand since 1990."
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Report: At risk teens gain job skills, give back to their community through Summer Jobs Program
BOSTON – May 21, 2013 - The YouthWorks summer jobs program helps provide low-income and at-risk youth from around the Commonwealth with work experience, valuable career skills and a chance to give back to their communities, a new report from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and Commonwealth Corporation finds.
In 2012, the Patrick-Murray Administration funded YouthWorks, a program that helps at-risk young people find meaningful employment, with $8 million. Through the program, over 5,300 young people in 31 cities across the Commonwealth were placed in summer and year-round jobs. Earlier this month, Governor Deval Patrick filed a supplemental budget request for $10 million to fund the YouthWorks program this summer, recognizing the important role career experience plays in future success for young adults.
"We must offer constructive alternatives for our young people," said Governor Patrick. "Investing in YouthWorks and summer jobs programs is part of our comprehensive strategy to create peace in our neighborhoods by giving all of our young people the opportunity for success."
Additionally, summer jobs, including many of those supported by Youthworks, empower young people to help others in their communities. In Springfield, Youthworks participants worked side-by-side with professional carpenters and electricians to rebuild affordable houses in the city's Old Hill neighborhood. In Lowell, YouthWorks participants learned skills like teamwork, follow-through and project management at the Lowell Community Health Center where they took leadership roles in planning Dance4Peace, an event aimed at ending youth violence and ethnic stereotyping.
"YouthWorks represents a worthwhile investment that gives young people the opportunity to earn a wage, learn career skills, take pride in a job well done and become a positive force in their communities," said Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Joanne F. Goldstein. "As the summer months approach, we hope to have the funds necessary to run a program this summer."
"What many should realize is that programs like YouthWorks really give youth the chance to make changes we never thought we were capable of," said Bryan Wright, a Boston teen who worked as a Head Start teacher's assistant last summer.
Fall River teen Rahbi Iddrisu spent her summer at the Fall River Career Center helping adults find jobs.
"I'm getting to learn about more secure job fields," said Iddrisu. "I want to be able to help people - maybe go to law school."
YouthWorks partners with local workforce boards, employers, and youths to ensure that young people get work experience and learn work readiness skills that lead to unsubsidized employment.
Kevin Hancock, a Haverhill entrepreneur who hired a YouthWorks participant says he "can see the excitement in kids' eyes."
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I recently planted 2 small Fernleaf Bleeding Hearts close to each other in our new shade garden. We added some Nature's Helper according to the directions on the bag to the good new garden soil---which was brought in, and is not native---since we know that shade plants need fairly rich organic soil. One of the Bleeding Hearts, however, soon started having problems: the lower foliage began to turn black and die, and now the whole plant is almost gone. My question is simply this: did the one Bleeding Heart die because we didn't mix the compost in evenly enough in that spot, or is there another cause for black foliage? The dead one got almost exactly the same water and sunlight as the one that's still alive and thriving. Just wondering! Thanks,
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I do not know the answer to your question but I did disagree with your assumption "shade plants all need....soil". I have rather good soil due to years of oak leaves decaying. My mother in law has clay or sandy soil. I got my fern leaf bleeding hearts from her. They grow like weeds for her, self sowing all over the place. Mine have NEVER come up from seed they self sow and when I divide them, only about half survive. I water regularly, she is too frugal to ever water. It is quite possible we are over mothering this particular plant. My largest most vigerous plant is in a front bed near the house that gets more sun and less water than most of my plants. In fact I recently mulched that bed and the bleeding heart does not look happy about it. |
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arcy: Ok, obviously I now realize my assumption about rich soil for shade plants does not apply to bleeding hearts--they are at least one exception to this rule, as is evident in the fact that they are now dead, and I believe it was due to my soil amendment. I was simply looking for any other explanations for the black lower foliage, since every shade gardening book I have read instructed me to provide rich, organic, well-drained soil. |
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If the timestamps are absolute, are they reset on every call to activate()?
I thought lv2-dev was for developing the lv2 spec and extensions, but my
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Context. =A0When used as event ports in the run() callback, it is alw=
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See above.
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Culture Warrior: 'Taxi Driver' at 35
Culture Warrior By Landon Palmer on March 29, 2011 | Comments (6)You hear the phrase "This movie could never be made today" quite often, and it's typically a thinly veiled means by which a creative team allows themselves to administer loving pats on their own backs. But in the context of at a 35th anniversary exhibition of the restoration of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver with a justifiably disgruntled Paul Schrader in attendance, such a sentence rings profoundly and depressingly true. Like many of you, I've seen Taxi Driver many times before. For many, it's a formative moment in becoming a cinephile. But I had never until last weekend seen the film outside of a private setting. And in a public screening, on the big screen, I'm happy to say the film still has the potential to shock and profoundly affect viewers so many decades on. For me personally it was the most disturbing of any time I'd ever seen the film, and I was appropriately uncomfortable despite anticipating the film's every beat. Perhaps it was because I was sharing the film's stakes with a crowd instead of by myself or with a small group of people, or perhaps the content comes across as so much more subversive when projected onto a giant screen, or perhaps it was because the aura of a room always feels different when the creative talent involved is in attendance. For whatever reason, I found the film to be more upsetting than in any other context of viewing. But one of the most appalling moments of Taxi […]
Valentine's Day was a terrible movie. It was everything that is syrupy and wrong with Hollywood, so of course it's getting a sequel in New Year's Eve – a trend that will most likely continue until Flag Day is made. Then it will be rebooted. That follow-up will now possibly see Ashton Kutcher re-enlisting as a brand new character (who doesn't like New Year's Eve), and he might also be joined by two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank, two-time Academy Award winner Robert DeNiro, and three-time Academy Award nominee Michelle Pfeiffer. It's looking to shoot soon, and will most likely strive for a release close to New Year's Eve 2011. Until then, the world longs for Flag Day. [THR]
You Don't Watch the New 'Machete' Trailer, The 'Machete' Trailer Watches You
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Rumors We Wish Weren't Real: Scorsese and Von Trier Reboot Taxi Driver
Movie News By Robin Ruinsky on February 15, 2010 | Comments (11)What can be said about the latest rumor out of the Berlin Film Festival? The rumor is so beyond bizarre that it can only be false. At least we can hope it's false.
Has Robert Rodriguez' Machete Out-Casted The Expendables?
Casting Couch By Rob Hunter on August 6, 2009 | Comments (8)Robert Rodriguez is moving forward with his long-rumored flick Machete and it looks like may have one-upped sexagenarian stallion Sylvester Stallone's Expendables in the casting department.
Die-hard Pacino and De Niro fans will enjoy seeing their favorite actors on the screen, but my suggestion for this movie is to go in with as low of expectations as you can.
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Thanks to @icuresick for lending me his 1950's vintage camera. It looks really cool. it has manual controls which is great but has a lot of getting to used to. One is the focusing. almost all the focused shots from this album are taken from the infinity distance. it is zone focusing but i had a hard time focusing nearer subjects. and it has so many locks which can be both good and bad-- good coz it keeps the exposure safe from mistakes and bad coz it is annoying when you're used to using a camera like the LC-A wherein you just point and shoot. But it's a good experience none the less. Vintage cameras fascinates me so much. here are the sample good shots coz more than half of the roll was blurred. and this is from a lomowalk with SR lomo peeps.
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I remember when the 238s first came out, I thought I'd be one of the first to get one, I'm glad I didn't. Between the initial recall and some of the issues, not to mention the newer models that meed my wants I'm glad I waited.
What I've wanted all along is a steel framed 238 with a longer frame like that of my Colt Mustang +II, but that will have to wait till Sig makes one, if they make one. Until then I'll have to make due with the 238 as is. Having a couple of the Colt .380 pistols to compare the Sig to, my initial take on the 238 is pretty darn good. The materials used to make the gun are far better than that of my +II. I will do a comparison of the 238 and my Mustang and Government .380 at a later date, I will say that my +II is the roughest of the bunch as it is a later model Mustang. Sig had some time (10+ years) since the end of the manufacturing period of the Mustang and the release of the 238 and they made some vast improvements in my opinion.
The guide rod is steel, not plastic like the Mustang rods (the Government .380 used a plug and guide like a GI 1911, steel Mustang rods are available) and they use a single spring design unlike the dual springs of the Mustang (replacement springs from Wolff are single springs). The factory grip panels on all the Mustangs I've seen were plastic, the 238 comes with wood or G10, the 238 HD currently comes with G10 which is my preferred material these days. Some owners of 238s have experienced quick discoloration of the wood grips, the G10 is going to stay black. The 238 also came with hex head grip screws which seem to be the rage these days. You will note that my Mustang +II also has the hex screws, but I added those as well as the stainless steel guide rod.
The ejector on the 238 seems to be a little different, a detail strip later on will confirm this, but I can tell that something is different as it springs back to the up position instead of staying recessed in the mag area of the frame, this is a nice touch as it makes it harder to lodge the ejector, note I said harder, it can still be lodged and require that pain in the rear procedure to free the ejector, but it seems that the sear spring is the same and the procedure has not changed.
The sights, which are probably overkill on poodle shooter are MUCH better than the Mustang, if you shoot BUG matches @ your local IDPA league, you may like the 238. The magazine of the 238 seems to be well made, but then again so were the Colt mags. They are slightly different in the follower design and are stainless steel, I plan on trying out my blued and nickel mustang mags in the 238 and see how they perform.
I was a little skeptical of the redesign of the back strap of the 238 as the Mustang had a gentle slope to it while the 238 looks a little chunky as a result of the removable main spring housing that Sig threw in the mix. The front strap of the 238 has some vertical serrations that are cut a little deeper and wider than most serrations of that style, they should be adequate, but then again I've never had issues with a Mustang getting to slippery with a smooth front strap, there's just not that much oomph.
The 238 is a little more pricey than it's .380 competitors, but trust me if you shoot a P3AT/LCP and compare it to a Mustang, there's no competition. Out of the box the trigger on the 238 is heavier than those on my Colts, I may have to find some Mustang springs and re-spring the 238, or it may just might get better with age. I just picked up the 238 today and I haven't even done the initial cleaning or fired it yet, there's BUG match this weekend at one of the neighboring clubs that I might take the 238 to, but we'll see. One big difference between the 238 and the Mustang is that the Sig profiled slide makes it a tighter fit in my Mustang holster. Right now I'm "blocking" my HBE Com III with wax paper to see if it will loosen up enough to accommodate the 238, it not I may have to wait for a holster or two before really running the 238. I need to dig out my other Mustang holsters and see how they fit.
In the mean time, here's some pics. Excuse the dirty Mustang, it's summer and I've been carrying the Mustang on some really hot days.
Here you can see a casting mark in the frame
No casting marks here.
Left: Colt Mustang, Right: Sig 238 *Note removable mainspring housing (MSH)
Sig 238 Front strap serrations
Left: Colt barrel Right: 238 Barrel, the Sig barrel has a more even feed ramp.
Another barrel shot, note the absence of the lug surface on the Sig barrel
Colt front sight
Sig front sight
Colt rear sight
Sig rear sight.
All I can say is that this is a very well built pistol, I'll take a better look at the small parts later on and post some pics, it's exactly what I expected from Sig in the build quality, now I just gotta see how she shoots.


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SALT LAKE, Utah (ABC 4 News) – Dozens gathered at the Utah State Democratic Headquarters in Salt Lake City to watch the Democratic National Convention conclude Thursday with President Barack Obama addressing the nation.
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Sikorsky Delivers First CH-53K Prototype Heavy Lift Helicopter To Flight Test Team
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sikorsky team developing the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter for the U.S. Marine Corps has delivered the first prototype aircraft -- the Ground Test Vehicle (GTV) -- from the assembly line to the flight test team. The move will enable Sikorsky, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), to prepare and test the GTV aircraft for hundreds of hours of powered ground checks ahead of the four follow-on flight test helicopters that will take to the skies during 2014-15.
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"The primary purpose of the GTV is to shake out the CH-53K helicopter's dynamic systems by thoroughly testing and measuring the performance of the rotor blades, transmission, and engines while the aircraft is tied to the ground," said Michael Torok, Sikorsky's CH-53K Program Vice President. "Extensive ground-based flight checks with Sikorsky and NAVAIR test pilots at the cockpit controls will confirm whether these dynamic systems, as well as hydraulic, electrical, and avionics systems, can meet the requirements established by the Marines for their next-generation heavy lift helicopter."
Though designed to the same footprint size as the CH-53E Super Stallion ™ helicopters they will begin to replace in 2019, CH-53K helicopters will triple the external load carrying capacity to more than 27,000 pounds over 110 nautical miles under "high hot" ambient conditions. Technology enablers for increased lift include 7,500-shaft-horsepower GE38-1B engines; a split torque transmission design that more efficiently distributes engine power to the main rotors; fourth-generation composite rotor blades for enhanced lift; and a composite airframe structure. Flight test engineers will spend the coming months performing preliminary acceptance tests that include calibrating the GTV's fuel system and attaching measuring devices at more than 1,300 test locations on the aircraft to record temperature, aerodynamic loads, pressure and vibrations. By mid 2013, the GTV will be attached to a specially built outdoor platform to hold the aircraft in place when its three engines are powered on -- a process known as a "light-off." Initial light-off test events will be performed without rotor blades, followed by more rigorous tests with the blades attached.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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In my search for Absolute Black Leather granite, one of the stone yards I had visited in the past sent me the attached photo of some new slabs of black leather granite called Brazilian Black. I have not seen these in person but they sure look a bit like soapstone to my untrained eye. Has anyone here ever heard of this granite? My fabricator is willing to have this shipped to them (stone yard with this material is about an hour or so away) but I wonder if I should make a trip and pick out a slab in person (and confirm I like it in person). I wouldn't have felt the need to do this if I was going with AB. Anyway...anyone heard of this or know anything about it? From the photo, I think it could be a winner but I think I would want to choose the individual slab. What do you think?? |
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- Posted by lcskaisgir (My Page) on Tue, Jan 28, 14 at 11:16
I don't know anything about it but I love it!!! If you have it shipped are you obligated to buy it or can you look at it first when it arrives? |
- Posted by rubyclaire (My Page) on Tue, Jan 28, 14 at 11:23
Thanks! I won't technically be obligated but I may feel that way - I would like to avoid that if possible. The stone yard is going to send me some additional photos so that might help. |
- Posted by sjhockeyfan (My Page) on Tue, Jan 28, 14 at 11:41
I had wanted soapstone in my previous kitchen, but my husband wasn't keen on "patina". We ended up using something called Nordic Black Antique on the island - it looked a lot like the Brazilian Black, and we loved it. It felt good just to touch it, and it looked great. |
- Posted by rubyclaire (My Page) on Tue, Jan 28, 14 at 12:21
Great to hear hockeyfan! I have also considered marble and soapstone and my husband is leery of the associated "issues" with those materials for him. That's why I turned to AB but this look is very, very appealing to me. |
- Posted by daniellejack (My Page) on Tue, Mar 11, 14 at 14:32
I'm torn between soapstone and granite, too. I need to decide on a material in the next two days and I've been to 20 yards. Will you please tell me the name of the yard that gave you that Brazilian Black pic? THANK YOU |
- Posted by debrak2008 (My Page) on Tue, Mar 11, 14 at 16:04
I love that stone. Don't you just want to rub your hands on it???? You can only say those things here on the KF, LOL. |
- Posted by rubyclaire (My Page) on Tue, Mar 11, 14 at 16:19
danielle - I purchased this stone and it is waiting for install. It is actually called Milky Way or Via Lactea. Not sure why they called it Brazillian Black - perhaps they were trying to be descriptive of the difference between this stone and the Absolute Black from India that I thought I wanted. I really love it - just enough subtle veining, a nice leathered texture, very dark with a bit of a sheen. Can't wait to see it finished! It was purchased from Mont Krest in the Tampa/St. Pete area. Hope that helps & good luck! |
That is just beautiful! I also want to use Absolute Black leathered granite, but I will definitely keep my eyes out for this, too. Hope you enjoy that lovely stone. |
- Posted by rubyclaire (My Page) on Wed, Mar 12, 14 at 7:11
Thanks - I will update with photos when we have this installed. Good luck your search as well bakerjen! |
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"Each one of you is called to follow Christ and to be His witness in the field of sports," said the Pope, and, he added, "'practicing' sports, not just 'talking about sports', helps us rediscover the full truth about the human person."
He noted that CSI, the Italian acronym for this group, was born 60 years ago "to propose to the youth of the time, so marked by the sad consequences of World War II, that practicing sports is not only a source of physical well-being but also an ideal of a courageous, positive, optimistic life, a means of integral renewal of the person and of society."
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If you had to freeze any leftover Turkey over the holidays; bring it out now and thaw it out. And then do what I have done. From your local market, Farmer's or otherwise, buy Maple flavored bacon, Meat first Chicken base, Bake potatoes, Celery, Baby carrots, Baby spinach and and Onions.And for the crust we will use Filo dough.and Parmesan cheese
Now start a pot of water(2qts) and 2 Tbsp. of chicken base. Dice up 2 lbs. unpeeled potatoes,and 1lb. Baby carrots. Bring this to a simmer and add in all the Celery top leaves shredded. In a saute pan fry up the maple bacon with diced Onion and Baby spinach. Add this to the poy of veggies and turn off the fire. Now take all your thawing Turkey remove from bone and seperate any sinew (most found in Legs). Chop up the Meat. My Turkey had been cooked with Fresh peeled Grapefruits and Lemons. This was also choped with the meat. Bring it all back to a boil. Add Fresh Thyme, sage and black pepper. thicken with Roux ( Heated Butter and Flour) or corn starch and water, or whatever method you use for thick gravies. Pull pot from fire.
Now the fun begins, Spray or oil the bottom and sides of a casserole dish. And begin covering the bottom and sides with 3 layers of Filo Dough. Brush butter or oil between layers.Bake in a 375 f oven for 30 min till Dough is golden brown. Pull from oven and pour cooling Filling into pan 1/4 inch from the top. Add Filo sheets one at a time brushing each layer with Parmesan cheese and melted butter. when you are finished assembling ( approx. 6 more sheets ) top the final Filo dough sheet with extra Parmesan Cheese
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I loveee this track from CAU alum Cada Bug ft the homie DiVance W. It's from his new mixtape A Bug's Life 2. The hook is extremely catchy and the beat is def dope. Check it out below. It is a must-listen.
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2011 was a record earnings year for Celanese. Additionally, we hit several significant milestones critical to our commitment to grow earnings 10% to 15% per year. I'd like to highlight a few of these achievements.
First, we remain on track with our TCX ethanol technology commercialization plants. Not only are we meeting targets for our plants, but a few days ago, we saw a legislation introduced to the US Congress, that if passed, would open up ethanol produced using TCX technology to the $40 billion US ethanol fuels market.
Second, innovative new products and applications are making a larger contribution. For example, our emulsion products can now be found in nontraditional applications in the paper and carpet markets, as well as paints sold at the leading big-box retailer. Also, we're excited about the pipeline of new-generation products from Ticona, Nutrinova, and our other businesses.
Third, the recently completed capacity expansions in AEM and the acetyl chain provide us with the capacity needed to support growth. This is particularly critical as we anticipate that global markets will continue to experience steady growth.
Fourth, we completed the acquisition of two product lines that will support Industrial Specialties' strategic growth objectives. We continued a pursued approach of strategic bolt-on acquisitions. Fifth, our results in productivity were continuous and sustainable. Across the company, hundreds of projects focused on sustainable productivity allowed us to meet or exceed our target of $40 million to $60 million of annual productivity net of inflation. And lastly, off my announced intent to retire from Celanese in early April. The Celanese Board chose Mark Rohr to become our next Chairman and CEO. I'm confident that under Mark's leadership, Celanese will continue to be successful in its strategic pursuit of becoming a premier chemical company. As this will be my last earnings call, I'd like to publicly recognize the Celanese team who accepted the invitation to pursuit premier, and whose contributions I've had the privilege of discussing with our shareholders for almost 12 years. I'd also like to thank our investors, whose trusts and confidence in us was exceeded only by their willingness to offer their perceptive business insights and share their thought for world views. Read the rest of this transcript for free on seekingalpha.comCheck Out Our Best Services for Investors
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